‘Lipsett Diaries’ is short animated film by Theodore Ushev, written by Chris Robinson. Based on Arthur Lipsett, a major figure of 1960s experimental cinema, born in Montreal on May 13, 1936. Known for Very Nice Very Nice (1961), a short film with a soundtrack collaged using material recovered from other filmmakers’ editing bins, which he juxtaposed with still photographs to evoke the angst and frenzied pace of modern life. Also films, 21-87 and Free Fall, both released in 1964, were in the same vein, and saw Lipsett refine his technique as well as deepen his exploration of the themes of depersonalization and paranoia. Beginning in 1964, Lipsett, who had bipolar disorder, began having trouble functioning. Despite being nervous, hypersensitive and anxious, he managed to complete three other personal films before leaving the organization: A Trip Down Memory Lane (1965), Fluxes (1968) and N-Zone (1970). Lipsett’s mental health deteriorated from 1970 onward, and he made only one more film, Secret Codes (1972), which lacked the impact of his previous works. He took his own life on May 1, 1986.